introduction to the ipad in special education
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Introductionto the iPad
in Special Education
Greg O’ConnorEducation Services Manager, Spectronics
iPad
•425,000 Apps available•100,000 iPad Apps•30% are free•15 Billion Downloads•200 million iOS users in 90 countries
“Every new literacy changes the way we think about the world. The alphabet did this to oral cultures. Cheap books did it after Gutenberg. Mobile, interactive multimedia technologies are doing it in our time. As educators are we up to the challenge?”
Pat Clifford, Galileo Educational Network
Introduction to the iPad
• The iPad• Accessibility• The Classroom
iPad Resources
www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/apple
The iPad
Accessibility
• Settings• Pointers, keyboards & keygurads • App embedded assistive technology• Switch access• Assessment
Switch Access
Switch Box by Therapy Box
Blue2 Bluetooth SwitchBy AbleNet
Student
Environment
Tasks
Tools
www.joyzabala.com
The Classroom
Management
Bretford PowerSync Cart for iPadBy Apple
Accessories
Accessories
Teaching and Learning
Assistive Technology
• Communication / AAC• Visual Supports
Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with no functional improvement
Substitution
Technology acts as direct tool substitute, with functional improvement
Augmentation
Technology allows for significant task redesignModification
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivableRedefinition
Critical Decisions
• Setting Options• Content management & editing tools• Data Tracking• Sources for quality app reviews
Curriculum
• Reading• Writing• Numeracy• Creative Arts
Thanks